Exam 2: Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Jamal was born 34 weeks after he was conceived and weighed 6 pounds. Jamal is best described as

Infant mortality rate is defined as the percentage of infants who die

The average child has approximately ____ genes.

After learning that his newborn son's birth involved hypoxia, Sven (a knowledgeable nurse) would most likely ask,

What combination would result in a boy?

Low birth weight can most effectively be prevented through

The sac in which the embryo resides is called the

Because it involves prolonged physical effort, the process of childbirth is often referred to as involving stages of

Nonshared environmental influences involve forces that make siblings

Dr. Fry has just been informed that his son has sickle-cell trait. As a knowledgeable physician, Dr. Fry would realize that his son's body is most likely to experience

Monozygotic twins come from a single egg.

The fact that the embryonic head develops before the body illustrates the ____ principle.

Jen is 20 years old, pregnant, and eats well, but she is under a lot of prolonged, extreme stress. Her friend Angelina, who is also pregnant, is 42 years old and has a very poor diet, but is under little stress. What prediction could you make concerning the postbirth health of each of these women's babies?

The condition of hypoxia involves a reduction in the flow of oxygen to the brain.

As a behavioral geneticist, Professor Klink is most likely to calculate the extent to which depression is inherited using a ____ coefficient.

A heritability coefficient is used to calculate the extent to which a characteristic is the result of genetics.

Mona has decided to have a Cesarean section rather than a vaginal delivery. While this decision will reduce some risks, it will increase the risk of

Longitudinal research on Hawaiian children indicated that problems associated with low birth weight

What is expelled during afterbirth?

Which event occurs following in vitro fertilization?